Content warnings and 'relaxed' versions at mainstream UK theatres merge mental‑health hazard framing with moral policing, pre‑curating audience response and treating art as therapeutic space.
— Signals the institutional spread of safetyism from campuses to culture industries, reshaping norms about adult autonomy, creative risk, censorship, and the purpose of art.
Kathleen Stock
2025.08.21
100% relevant
Stock details Fringe shows with trigger/content warnings, self‑care packs, and canonical works flagged for 'gunshots' or 'unwanted sexual advances,' arguing these function as moral governance disguised as harm reduction.
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